Follow us on: RNI No. TELENG/2018/76469 @TheDailyPioneer facebook.com/dailypioneer Established 1864 Published From ANALYSIS 9 CELEB TALKS 14 SPORTS 16 HYDERABAD DELHI LUCKNOW BHOPAL TO PEG, OR RUBY ROSE 1ST OPENLY GAY NEED FOR SOMETHING RAIPUR CHANDIGARH BHUBANESWAR NOT TO PEG HEROINE IN SUPERHERO SERIES NEW: SINDHU RANCHI DEHRADUN VIJAYAWADA *LATE CITY VOL. 1 ISSUE 338 HYDERABAD, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2019; PAGES 16 `3 *Air Surcharge Extra if Applicable LAVANYA CRITICISES OM BIRLA'S TWEET { Page 13 } www.dailypioneer.com Gujarat cuts SLOWDOWN IMPACT Techies made to toil, cry foul fines under l new MV Act KCR's dream Secretariat, HC asks Accenture, Cognizant to respond to PIL AHMEDABAD: The filed against alleged exploitation of employees Gujarat government on Tuesday reduced fine PNS n HYDERABAD amounts stipulated in the new Motor Vehicles Act Assembly plan on hold! Long working hours stretched passed recently. The Motor even more, no additional pay- Vehicles (Amendment) Bill PNS n HYDERABAD ment for extra work and just 2019 was passed by don't ask or apply for Parliament in July and its Going by the truncated bud- Rs 1 crore promised leaves and holi- steep fines were to come getary allocations for Chief days. It's not in the informal into effect from September 1, Minister K Chandrasekhar sector in rural hinterland that though some states pushed it Rao's plan for the new Just Rs 1 crore needs correction, we are talk- back saying people needed Secretariat and Assembly com- sanctioned for new ing about the mighty IT time to get acquainted with plexes as well as the assessment Secretariat and ‘zero industry right here in hi-tech the enhanced penalties. of officials concerned with Hyderabad, and the workers Making the announce- the execution of funds' for new are techies whose big take- ment in Gandhinagar, these projects, it NEER Assembly in Budget home packages used to be the PIO IT Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay appears that AD SAID against requirement of envy of so many. Rupani said that the fines laid recessionary H Rs 600 crore With working conditions down in the new act were the trends have cast allegedly this bad, the only maximum suggested and his their shadow on their timely recourse left for techies was to government had reduced completion, though KCR has l Only Secretariat take their employers — them after detailed deliber- gone on record that "they won't demolition now, Accenture and Cognizant and The PIL stated that what some IT employees were ations. take as long as Amaravati." construction later some others — to court for a going through was akin to ‘white collared slavery’ The allocations made in the fair settlement. Taking up full-fledged TS Budget for l CM directs officials their fight in court was city- in a sector otherwise famed for employee-friendly Goldman official 2019-20 presented in the to sanction funds for based civil society organisa- environment and work spaces Legislative Assembly on new works only after tion 'Forum Against Monday have raised questions Corruption' which filed a PIL swindled Rs 38 about the timelines for com- pending bills are in the Telangana High Court. Telangana government asking leaves and 15 days sick leave. pletion of the prestigious pro- cleared The petition claimed that the them to respond within four However, their employers cr to pay off jects, considering that just Rs IT firms exploited their weeks. Forum Against allegedly don't allow them poker debt: Cops 1 crore has been earmarked for August 28, 2019, Hyderabad edition of The Pioneer had reported the recession employees with long working Corruption president Vijay tom avail of these. This, they the new Secretariat (against a impact on construction of New Secretariat buildings hours and tougher working Gopal, who filed the PIL in do by taking advantage of a BENGALURU: A senior requirement of over Rs 500 Rs 30K cr conditions than what was court, said these tech compa- certain GO issued back in executive of global invest- crore) and nothing at all for the government to hide from plac- the hard facts, the govern- contracted. It stated that what nies make their employees 2002 by then government in ment firm Goldman Sachs Assembly. ing the facts and actual finan- ment has prepared its financial TS sitting on Rs 30K cr some IT employees were work for at least 48 hours united AP which gave some was arrested in Bengaluru Moreover, in his budget cial condition before the peo- proposals. Policy decisions are going through was akin to extra without any extra wages 'concessions' to IT firms to on Tuesday for allegedly speech, KCR mentioned that ple. We want to place facts taken for proper fiscal man- pending bills 'white collared slavery" in a whatsoever. Besides, the help them thrive in swindling the firm of Rs. 38 the government had given before the people. It is a harsh agement. The government has sector otherwise famed for employees who are entitled to Hyderabad at that time. Time crore to overcome financial directions to all ministers and reality that due to economic decided to clear all the pend- employee-friendly environ- 45 paid leaves a year, are and conditions are vastly dif- losses while playing an secretaries of various depart- slowdown the revenues of both ing dues of all the departments. Department has advised the ment and work spaces. most often denied these ben- ferent now but some IT firms online game recently, the ments concerned not to take the Centre and the State have New works are proposed to be ministers and secretaries con- Admitting the PIL, the HC efits. continue to use them at their police said. up any new works unless pend- come down. It is also a fact taken up only after the pend- cerned to spend funds based served notices on IT firms The PILS stated that IT employees' expense. Ashwani Jhunjhunwala, ing bills were cleared. that this economic slowdown ing bills are cleared. on this policy," KCR said. Accenture, Cognizant, employees are entitled to 15 The High Court posted the the firm's vice president, "There is no need for the led to some setbacks. Based on Accordingly, the Finance Continued on Page 4 Cospex Technologies and the days annual leave, 12 casual matter for hearing in October. has been arrested and will be produced in court, deputy commissioner of police MN Anucheth said. Based on a complaint by Bandi Sanjay likely to No more new flyovers, skywalks the legal head of the com- pany Abhishek Parsheera, a case has been filed against l Dearth of funds shifts MA&UD focus to citizen-centric services Ashwani Jhunjhunwala and be TS BJP president his aide. NAVEENA GHANATE directed the heads of depart- with an eye on the new munic- already grounded would con- PNS n HYDERABAD n HYDERABAD ments (HoD) of MA&UD to ipal act. tinue to make progress, the focus on delivering citizen- The focus of each depart- much-touted Strategic Road With the high command of No more new flyovers, sky- centric services in areas where ment has been reoriented Development Project will con- Prayers to the Bharatiya Janata Party walks, sewerage treatment the expenditure is going to be towards services not involving tinue to cry for funds. To looking for a tough guy to take plants, pipelines, or, for that less, as the budgetary allocations huge financial outgo. Each HoD implement the project, GHMC Moon God to on the ruling Telangana matter, any major infrastructure have been slashed. He asked has reportedly been directed to needs Rs 24,000 crore, which Case against Rashtra Samiti in Telangana, projects in city. Dearth of them to work towards ensuring redraw plans and work towards will come mainly through get back firebrand MP from funds has shifted focus of transparency in services like providing welfare services with municipal bonds. So far, woman for Karimnagar, Bandi Sanjay, MA&UD from infrastructure- issuing trade and building per- bare minimum expenditure. GHMC has spent Rs 600 crore. Vikram may get the coveted state party oriented programmes to citi- mits; certificates of birth, mar- The Minister will hold a meet- The civic body is waiting for a abusing CM president post. Right now zen-centric services. riage, death; facility to pay ing in a couple of days for helping hand from the govern- THANJAVUR(TN): While BJP's membership drive is on According to sources, property tax dues; Swachh reviewing these presentations. ment. PNS n RAIKAL all out efforts were being and the incumbent president Minister K T Rama Rao has Bharat and sanitation programs While some of the projects Continued on Page 4 made by ISRO to establish K Laxman's term will end in The Raikal Police have regis- communication with lan- December. According to the According to the tered a case against Banawat der 'Vikram,' special prayers saffron party's rulebook, the saffron party’s Lakshmi, who, irked at farm- were offered at a temple state president is elected after rulebook, the state Modi to start ers' recent travails in securing dedicated to Moon God completion of membership KTR cleans Pragati Bhavan, urea, allegedly abused Chief president is elected 'Chandra' near here, seeking drive, that is after putting in farmers' pension Minister K Chandrasekhar divine intervention to regain place village, mandal, district, after completion of Rao while blaming him for the membership drive, that scheme tomorrow contact with the probe. and state committees. initiates household sanitation drive crisis. Farmers have been The prayers included With just three months to is after putting in place PNS n RANCHI protesting across the state 'abishekam' (celestial bath), go, leaders aspiring for party village, mandal, PNS n HYDERABAD against the shortage of urea.